happy new year! check out my sale at www.yenjewelry.com. it is full of great stuff at even greater prices. be sure to buy now before either 1. the inventory runs out; or 2. i realize how crazy i am for selling handmade pieces with awesome gemstones for the prices i posted.

happy holidays!

just wanted to take a moment on this eve of Christmas to add one of my favorite prints in my house. i got it from supon creative. this has to be my favorite doxie-related product i have ever seen.

fyi--this product comes rolled; i got mine stretched at a frame shop, but can't remember how much it was.

three cheers for electricity.

i must say that after having no electricity for days due to a windstorm around here has really reminded me how cool having electrically powered light really is. as an ode to good lighting design, here is my shortlist of my long-time lighting favorites.

1. arco floor lamp. this light has always reminded me of something tony montana would have had in his living room situated next to his white grand piano, black lacquer end table and velvet painting of a white tiger; yet i still love it.
2. poulsen artichoke lamp. i will stick with my trusty norm 69 (designed in '69 and arrives flat packed in 69 pieces) until i can part with $9,000 for one of these poulsen gems.
3. cellula chandelier. this is just a great use of crystal, while still keeping the lines clean. i usually find most crystal lighting to be too wayne newton.

so there it is--my ode to some mighty fine lighting design. lastly, three cheers to the electrical linemen and women who restored my power. you rock.

modern shed gives "pre-fab" a whole new meaning--FABulous! okay, that was just really corny. i am not going to backspace right now since had i said that in a live conversation, i wouldn't be able to undue the stupidity, so this should be no different.

anyhow, isn't this shed just great? granted it is about $15K , well-equipped, i love that it is like an instant office, workroom, etc. it apparently requires little assembly and offers options like a patio deck, french doors, custom color, etc.

they also offer a shed that is just a shed. i can't see the reason to drop several $Ks on a storage shed, but to each his own.

*blatant self-promotion time*

my limited edition Beach Holiday necklace from my jewelry line, Yen Jewelry, made it into the December 2006 "Seattle Metropolitan" magazine. go check it out! although this piece is a bit of a departure from my more delicate chain pieces, it is a favorite of mine.

while you are at it, check out www.yenjewelry.com, where all the pieces are designed and handcrafted by your truly. i am currently offering free shipping for orders over $75. how is that for some holiday cheer?

the jones has been fed. i broke down and got the mackage coat in the camel color. success!

next on my list of admired items... the nooka watch. i need a more casual watch like this. i think part of the problem is that i just "need" too much. but, come on... this is not just a watch but a work of design genius!

off to make money so i may one day soon purchase this masterpiece.

i have a new jones that i can't seem to kick--the newest mackage coats. i must have at least one. not since the initial release of the chloe paddington have i had an obsession so severe. i wildly wave my right fist in anger at you, mackage, for putting me in such an unpleasant state of mind. please, mr. fashion monkey, get off my back already. i am afraid if i don't get one soon, i think my head will be doing the Linda Blair spin. okay, now which one do i need to get first?

happy fall. deciding to do what all the cool kids are doing, i am starting to write a blog. it will be a little virtual diary of what is going on with yen jewelry, my current obsessions in fashion and design and whatever else i have on my mind.

to start it all off, i want to mention that i just marked down some pricing at www.yenjewelry.com. a few necklace and earring styles that i am going to discontinue after i sell out my inventory check it out.